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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 23, 1913.
THE LIPTON CHALLENGE. of the rating, so that Reliance
New York Paper's Interesting
Comments.
The following interesting artiole is from the New York "Evening Post." It was written, of course, before Sir Thomas Lipton agreed to waive all restrictions in issuing his challenge
would be handicapped beyond any possible competition with a modern boat, although still able to give time to a seventy-five- footer, and beat her under the and water-line old Bail-area method of rules under which Sir Thomasnow says he wishes to sail. As to the desirability of racing smaller boats of seventy-five feet, The declination of Sir Thomas as Sir Thomas suggests, that is a Lipton's challenge by the New matter about which much can be York Yacht Club was not sar-said. He is correct in pointing prising, in view of the condition out that there is no Ameri laid down by him that the delen-can ninety-footer in existence to- ing vessel should not exceed day, save Reliance. We have seventy-five feet in length. The Club le technically well within its rights when it asserts that this doprives it of the privilege given by the dead of gift to select a de fender of any size it pleases bat- ween sixty-five and ninety feet of water line. Its freedom of choice ought to be unlimited so long as the deed of gift controls. In 1907, when it last declined a challenge from Sir Thomas, the Club took a similar position, and then declared:
For these roзsóng,
POST OFFICE.
''. MAILS ARRIVED TO-DAY,
Singapore, s.8. Namsang. Coast Ports, 8.8. Haitan. Singapore, 6.8. Kirin-maru. Coast Ports, 8.8. Daijin-maru. Bangkok, s.8. Chowtai. Batavia, e.s. Tjibodas. Bangkok, a.a. Pongtong. Europe, s.s. China.
MAILS VIA SIBERIA.
London
April 2 April 3
Thue Shanghai
April 19 April 21
MAILS DUE. Siberian, Davanho, 25th inst,
The Devanha is expected to arrive here on Friday the 25th instant with the London Mails (via Siberia) of Wednesday the end, Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th inst
seen for years past glorions racing on both sides of the ocean by seventy-five-foot boats, and we ourselves cannot but feel that the chief purposed of an international yacht race would be subserved by the testing of two boats of that length. At the same teme, the Club has consistently taken the other position, and is entitled to be respected in that opinion, even if, later on, other considerations might induce it to modify its viewa. It might be swayed by the belief that a smaller boat) would increase the prospect of a satisfactory challenge by reducing Japan via Kobe-Per Kamo-maru, somewhat the enormous expense
24th
MAILS CLOSE. Swatow Per Johanne.
April, 9 a.m. Shanghai, & North China (Europe via Siberia)- Per China, 24th April,
Siberian
Mail.
....
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24th April, 10 a.m.
of a race Bat-80-long-as-Sir Saigon-Per-Laertes, 24th 10, Thomas is in the field, it probab
a.m.
a.m'.
SHIPPING NEws.
ARRIVED. Tjibodas, Dutch 8.9., 4,500, Kroes 23rd April-Batavia, Tea:
J. O. J. I
Kirin Maru, Jap. 8.0,, 2,356, M Deguchi, 23rd April- Calcutta via Singapore 17th April, Gen. Y K. Haitan Br.s.s., 1,183, Roach, 23rd 22nd April-Swatow April, Gen.-D. L. & Co. Dailin Maru, Jap. 9.8., 899, Na- gano, 23rd April-Swa- tow 22nd April, Gen.-0, 8. K. Namsang, Br. s.8., 2,591, Gilroy,
23rd April-Calcutta 8th April, Gen.-J., M. & Co, Ichang, Br. 6.8., 1,228, Jones,
93rd April-Canton 22nd April, Ballast.-B. & 8. Chinhua, Br. 6,8., 1,349, Wake,
23rd April-Uanton 22nd- April, Gon,-B. & S. Chowtai, Ger. s.o., 1.115, R her, 23rd April-Bangkok and Swatow 22nd April, Rice. -B. & S.
Ortiga
Hermans, Gor, 8.5, 250, Pate, 23rd April-Manila 18th April, Sugar.-Or- der.
Pongtong, Ger. s.6., 899, Bole füher, 23rd April-Bang kok 13th April, Rice.-B, & S.
Bon-maru, 24th April, 11 Tjikini,
Weihaiwei and Tientsin-Per!"
Chipahing, 24th April, 11 China,
a.m.
The America's Cup, held by the Club as a trustes, under the deed of gift, is a trophy which stands pre-eminently for speed and for the utmost skill in design ing, constructing, managing, and handling the competing vessels,ly will cling to its present pas-Japan via Nagasaki-Per Azuma- and should, therefore, be sailedition all the more so because of tho for by the fastest and most powor- rumours that Mr.Charles C. Allom, ful vessels that can be produced. the owner of the English racing yacht, Istris, may soon challenge. matchoa for this cup should not on his own bobali. Such a chal- Swatow and Shanghai-Fer Lok- Bang, 24th April, 11 a.m. be hold Eatween vessels of com- !lenge, unless it is for a ninety-foot paratively insignificant powerboat, will put the New York Straits und Indio via Calcutta-
.. Per
24th Fooksang, Yacht Club to the final test of its and size..
April, p.m. It admitted, of course, thint the devotion to that size of craft. : defending Club cannot require
When all is said and dono, we Macao-Por Sui Tai, 24th April,
1.15 p.m. the challenger to be of any given canno deny a feeling of disap-Saigon--Per Lysemoon, Biza within the limits of the deod pointment that it was not possible of gift, but stated emphatically for the New York Yacht Club to that it "should not consont to agree to race. Tho sport needs any limitation upon the power or another international contest. In- size of the defeuding vessel." Sirtorest in racing has been lagging Thomas cannot, therefore, claim for some time, not only in the that he was not forewarned as to East, but on Western waters as ! what the attitude of the Club well The inroads of the gasolene! woahl be.
engines and the cruising motor Swatow, boats have been eзrions, indeed. Even though the number of conJapan tostants in the Sound regattas re-
24th
April, 2 p.m. Saigon-Per Temiya-maru, 4th
April, 2 p.m. Shanghai and North China-Per Ichang, 24th April, 3 p.m. Haiphong, Pakhoi and Bingan. Saigon-Per
Hoihow,
English
Mail.-
25th April, 8 a.m.
Amoy and Foochow Per Haitan, 25th April, 10 am.
via Moji-Per Kirio-maru,
25th April, 11 a.m.
1.15 p.m,
via Kobe-Per Tjilatjap,
25th April, 3 p.m.
Cheribon, Samarang and Sourabaya-Per Tjikini, 26th April, 10 a.m.'”,
Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Adelaide, Western Aus- tralia, India, Aden,
· Egypt, and Europe via Brindisi. (Late Letters 1 a.m. to noon, Extra Postage 10 cents.) (Sup-] plementary mail on board up to the time fixed for departure of the mail (Extra Postage 10 cents) (Letters posted in all the Pillar Boxes in time for the first clearance will be included In this con- tract mall.) The Parcel Mail will be closed on
Had the challenger wished to sosure himself of the acceptance of his now offer, be need only have omitted the length limitation mains about the same as in pre-Macao-Per Sui Tai, 25th April, from his letter. As it was, he vious years, there is an absence gave the Club the excuse to reject of healthy growth, and the ques- Japan his challenge for which many of lions is whether the younger" the gimbers were looking. As yachtsmen are going to be wholly Batavia. we have already pointed out, they absorbed by speed runabouts and Cannot forget the fact that the motor cruisors, without a vestige shareholders of Lipton's, Limited, of sail-spread on them, or whether complained publicly that their they cau be induced to qualify as tea company had to bear some, first-class ananteurs as the men of if not all, of the costs of the older generations. This situation last roce. It is peculiarly is all the more important in view the duty of the New York of the efforts being made to in- Yacht Club not merely to protect dece. Americans to turn great- the America's Cup by proper safe er attention to their shipping. At guards, but also to protect the first blush there seems but a sport itself from any taint of com.light relationship between sailing mercialism, so for as lies in its ships, for money return and sail- power. At the same time, we ing boats for sport; yet there is n relationship, particularly now Dannot see how it could decline à challenge if, complying with the that some of the restrictions upon deed of gift, Sir Thomne should American ownership of foreign- challenge with a ninety-footer, built vessels have been removed. without say
restriction upon the Only a few will deny, we think, Bize of the defending boat. That that it would be would compel the latter to be fortune if sailing craft should. disappear from our waters. One length nine-foot
for the may lead a healthy life ou à motor mattor of New York Yacht Club would boat and learn a good deal about never dream of putting, say, anmachinery, and even of naviga- But the eighty-foot boat against one ton tion, if one chooses. feet longer. It is only fair to training of eye, ear, and band and point out, too, that Sir Thomas of wite, judgment, and manly Lipton, in his interview of to-day, virtues that goes on aboard every is decidedly mixed in regard to sailing boat, is something that the rules. He raced in 1903. cannot be obtained in the came under the old racing-machine measuro elsewhere. The country rules, in which only the load is to be envied whose youth turns water line length and sail in increasing numbers to the aren were considered. Now dishealthy and invigorating sports placement is the chief feature of the water.
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sang 26th April, 1 pm. Macao-Per Bui Tai, 28th April,
1.15 p.m.
Islands-Per Zafiro, 26th April, 3 p.m.
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Dutch 8.8, 3,014, Rooy. 23rd April-Mike. 17th April, Gon.-J. CJ. L
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 23rd at 11.28.-Pros- aure has increased sharply over central and N. China, the depres elon having moved rapidly to- wards Vladivostock, "deepening. considerably.
Pressure is nearly stationary in southern districts. A shallow do- pression remains over Indo-China.
Moderate E. winds are indi-
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Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ending at 10 am to-day,
0.00 inches,
FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON 'TO-MORROW.
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Neighbourhood
2 Formosa Channel
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SHANGHAI.....} LONDON, via '
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Capt. C. H.S. Tuoque,
Call
LONDON &·ANT-
DEVANHA
WERP v. Singa-
NORE
pore, Penang, Capt. D. Asbury,
O'mbo, Port Said,
E. winds, moderate; fair.
SHANGHAI,)
N.E. winds, freshening.
SUMATRA
The same aa No. 1.
& Marseilles.......
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about Freight
30th April & Psage
about Freight
MOJI, KOBE & Capt. W.R. Le Mare, R.N.R. 3rd May &F'sage
YOKOHAMA....
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For Freight, or Passagoapply to
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China between H.K. The same P. & O. S. N. Co.'s office,
as No. 1. and Hainan.
China Coast Meteorological Register.
Station.
23rd April, a.m.
Wind.
Hour,
Barometer.
Temperature
Humidity.
D'tion.
Force.
Weather.
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- Hongkong. 19th April, 1913.
E. A. Howott,
Superintendent.
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Kochi HARBOUR OFFICE.
Nagasaki April 23, Kaijo-maru, for Foochow. Indo-inaru, for Bombay. Loksun, for Singapore. Phuyen, for Saigon. Helene, for Macao. Fooshing, for Yokohama. Loksang, for Shanghai Hupeh for Ningpo. Hyson, for Liverpool.
DEPARTED.
April 23. Siam, for Singapore. Dakotah, for San Francisco. Iyo-maru, for London. Mathilde, for Swatow, Tamon-maru, for Saigon. Benmohr, for Yokohama. Keijo-maru, for Foochow Phuyen, for Saigon. Hupeh, for Shanghai. Lockeun, for Ewatow.. Indo-maru, for Bangkok.
PASSENGERS ARRIVED, Per s.s. Namaang, arrived 23rd iust., from Calcutta, &c. - Boggs, Miss Benavitch, Mr.
& Mrs. Clarke, Mrs. R. Clark, Miss L. &
Dinning, U.
MI
George, Lieut. Munro, J. Smith, Rev. & Mrs. D. F. Sauballe, L. Tanner, G,
PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
Per s.e. Yokohama Maru, sailed on 22nd inat,, for Seattle, &e. : Delden, Mr, and Loureiro, P.
Mrs E. J. van Mathias, Mrs.
Mathias, Miss Bundstrom. Mr.
& Mrs. J. Yokoyama, Y.
Goddard, Mrs. Hermann, I. M.
P.
Kojiyama, Mre
Per ss. Iyo 23rd inst., for London, &c. -
Matsubara, T. Martin Montuno, A McNair McLeod White Wellmann, E. Sine
Maru, sailed on
Band Oushing, H. J. Dupuis, Mrs. Elphinstone. T.
Japan
Nagasaki, via
Mrs.
United States, South Little
Shanghai, North China Ishikawa, Mr. &
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MANILA, ANGAUR,
YAP, MARONN, SA-PRINZ SIGISMUND MARAI, SYDNEY & Capt. D. Luez · · ·6,000' MELBOURNE -.........................
BORNEO
29th April,
10.8.m.
about THURSD'Y, let May,
SATURDAY,
17th May
at 9 a.m.
End of
April
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Telegraphy New System of Telefunken.
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T. F. Claxton, Director. Hongkong, Observatory, Apr. 23. 1 Barometer, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit on the level of the ses in inches, tenths and hundredths.
2 Temperature, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
3 Humidity, in percentage of saturation, the Humidity of air saturated with moisture being 100, 4 Direction of Wind, to two points.
5 Force of Wind, according to Beaufort Scale,
Trawver, H. Volz, J, R. Wong Pak-
hundredths. Whitcombe,
chow
Shanghai and North China-For Lyons, Mrs.
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April, 9 a.m.
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Steamships. HAITAN ...... HAIYANG HAICHINO,,
Captain
Leaving,
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Rain in inches, tenths and
METEOROLOGIŲ AL
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Day On Date On Date Barometer 20,87 20.87 79,83 London, 25th March. Temperature 76 77 82 Arrivals from China:—Antilo- | Humidity B6 87 |chus, Idzumi Máru, Kaga Maru. | Wind
Patroclys, Bremen.
Direction. B The following vessels have pas-Force laide, Western Australia, sed the Canal:-Bulow, Hima Weather 0, on India, Aden, Egypt and laya, Indrawadi, Machaon, Pala Rain Europe via Naples-Por wan, Stentor, Atreus, Ville de la Highest opan ada Temperature on the rest Luetzow, 29th April, 9 Ciotat, Benmohr..
H.K. Observatory, Liat April, 1913.
a.m.
Maoso--Per Bal Tai, 28th April
German
Mall.
1:15 pm.
Philippine Island, Straits, Burmah, Ceylon, Ade
a.m.
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London, 1st April. Arrivals from China:-Golden- fele, Machaon.
Swatow, Amoy and Foochow
Per Haiyang, 29th April. The follo ring vessels have pas-j 10 a m
sod the Canal:-Bellerophon, Ale- Shanghai, North China, sia, Bendoran Somali, Domodo Japan via Nagasaki,ous. Honolulu Canada, United States South America and San Francisco (Eu rope via Siberia)-Per Shinyo-maru, 29th April, 11 am.
Siberian
Mall.
Swatowand and North Chino-
Per Hangiang, 20th April, 11 am.” Masso-Por Bul Tal, 29th April
1,15 pan.
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TIDE TABLE. ·
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ST. ALBANS
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21st April, to 27th April, 1913..
High Water H Law
Halong
London, 4th April. Arrivals from China -Achilles, [Mos Atauta Maru, Sardinia,
Tois
The following vessels have pas- wad, sed the Canal:-Bohemia, Ping- Suey, Sumatra, Yunnan, Ine drahnala, Paul Leont. --
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6th April
And lay.
30th May.
Leave Hongkong. for Australia,
30th April,
24th May,
21st June.
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